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Method for quantitating a substrate and measurement device used therefor

Assignee: Panasonic Holdings Corp
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Filing: 1999-06-08
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2019-06-08
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Abstract

Abstract The present invention provides a measurement device facilitating accurate quantitation of a substrate from a trace amount of sample and a highly reliable quantitating method of a substrate. The method uses an analysis element comprising a pair of electrodes for electrochemically quantitating reaction between a substrate in a sample and an oxidoreductase. One of the electrodes of the analysis element is a membrane formed on an inner wall of a cylindrical hollow space having an opening and the other is a needle. The needle electrode is projected temporarily external to the hollow space to puncture a subject and the resultant sample is collected from the subject.

Inventors

  • 👤 Shin Ikeda
  • 👤 Motokazu Watanabe
  • 👤 Toshihiko Yoshioka
  • 👤 Shiro Nankai

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction EP
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-31 22:29
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61B; A61B5/00; A61B5/145; A61B5/1468; A61B5/1486; A61B5/15; A61B5/150007; A61B5/150015; A61B5/150022; A61B5/150374; A61B5/150381; A61B5/150412; A61B5/150435; A61B5/151; A61B5/15101; A61B5/15103; A61B5/15107; A61B5/15113; A61B5/15115; A61B5/15117; A61B5/15126; A61B5/1513; A61B5/15142; A61B5/15146; A61B5/15148; A61B5/15149; A61B5/15151; A61B5/15157; A61B5/15165; A61B5/15171; A61B5/68; A61B5/6846; A61B5/6847; A61B5/6848; A61B5/14532; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S435/00; Y10S435/817

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim 150 words
A method for quantitating a substrate comprising the steps of: preparing an analysis element comprising a needle electrode, a membrane electrode and a cylinder having a hollow space, said hollow space being open at at least one end thereof, wherein said needle electrode is accommodated in said hollow space and said membrane electrode is formed on an inner wall of said hollow space; pressing an opening of said cylinder against a subject to be examined; projecting a tip of said needle electrode external to said opening of said cylinder temporarily to puncture said subject and collecting a sample from said subject; introducing the collected sample between said membrane electrode and said needle electrode in said cylinder; reacting a substrate contained in said sample with an oxidoreductase; and applying a voltage across said membrane electrode and said needle electrode and measuring resultant current in said membrane electrode or said needle electrode.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 83 words
A measurement device of a substrate for electrochemically quantitating a concentration of a substrate contained in a sample based on reaction between said substrate and an oxidoreductase, said device comprising: an element having a cylindrical hollow space, said space being open at at least one end thereof; a membrane electrode formed on an inner wall of said hollow space; a needle electrode accommodated in said hollow space; and means for projecting a tip of said needle electrode external to said hollow space temporarily.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 29 words
The measurement device of a substrate in accordance with claim 2, wherein said needle member is formed with an electrically insulating layer on a portion of the surface thereof.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 32 words
The measurement device of a substrate in accordance with claim 2, wherein said needle member is formed with a reagent layer containing an electron acceptor and an oxidoreductase on the surface thereof.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 34 words
The measurement device of a substrate in accordance with claim 2, wherein said hollow space is further formed with a reagent layer containing an electron acceptor and an oxidoreductase on an inner wall thereof.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 31 words
The measurement device of a substrate in accordance with claim 2 further comprising a unit for fixing the needle electrode at the predetermined position after the projection of said needle electrode.

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